Letter by Ntaios et al regarding article, "Impact of statin therapy on left ventricular function and carotid arterial stiffness in patients with hypercholesterolemia"

Circulation Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2101-

  Ntaios, George ^a   Savopoulos, Christos ^a   Hatzitolios, Apostolos ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CERIVASTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEVINOLIN; PITAVASTATIN; PLACEBO; PRAVASTATIN; ROSUVASTATIN;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LETTER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION;

CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; COMPLIANCE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; QUINOLINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 56849122964     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-08-0853     Document Type: Letter

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